The mayor of Paris on Sunday announced radical plans to ban diesel cars from the French capital by 2020 as part of an anti-pollution drive. Continue reading…
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Unholy row as nativity scene divides France
It has been called the nativity war. A French court’s ban on a nativity scene in a town hall in order to preserve France’s secular traditions has triggered a fierce backlash. Continue reading…
British businessman goes on trial for murder of millionaire girlfriend
A British businessman accused of murdering his girlfriend in their five-star Paris hotel held his head in his hands yesterday as the court was shown photographs of a bloodsoaked mattress and her naked bruised body in the bathtub. Continue reading…
French neighbors puzzle over Maxime Hauchard, accused in beheadings
The modest white stucco house set back from the road in this Normandy village near Rouen has been shuttered for more than a week. “They’ve gone. We don’t know when they’ll be back,” said Rene Bret, a next-door neighbor. Continue reading…
Postcard from Carnoët
On a barren hilltop in the heart of Brittany, 50 huge granite statues with primitive features dominate the landscape in a project which has become known as the Valley of the Saints. The six latest, installed last month, each weighed 15 tons. Continue reading…
Anne Penketh 